Proper crediting of the Performing Arts Fund and its funders is an essential part of your allocation. The Performing Arts Fund is made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Midwest’s member state arts agencies, and other private contributors.
- As a participant in the Performing Arts Fund, your organization is required to fully credit the program and its funders, as outlined below. This crediting must be present in all print and digital materials.
- Failure to comply with the Crediting Requirements will jeopardize this allocation, as well as future support from the Performing Arts Fund and Arts Midwest.
- Please be sure your marketing department, designers, and any other personnel creating marketing materials for this engagement have read, understood, and adhered to these requirements.
- You will be required to submit at least three examples of your organization’s crediting of the Performing Arts Fund as part of your Final Report.
- We are happy to review your print or digital publications for proper crediting. Please contact us if you have questions or concerns.
- If you are unable to meet these requirements in your print and digital materials, please contact Christy or Katherine to discuss your options.
The full credit line (see below) and the three required logos must be included on:
- Printed performance programs (on title page)
- Your Web site (on all appropriate pages)
The full credit line and the three required logos should also be included on the following, as space allows:
- Season brochures
- Postcards
- Posters
- Press releases
- Web site event calendars
- Newspaper ads
- E-marketing materials and newsletters
- Announcements and invitations
- Newspaper and magazine articles
- Any other print or digital materials
Additional guidelines & information
- Font size for the credit line should be consistent with the majority of the type in your materials and, generally, not smaller than 10-point.
- When referring to this program on a funders list, please credit it as “Arts Midwest’s Performing Arts Fund”
- Don’t forget to keep or print a copy of all print and digital crediting to send with your Final Report.
CREDIT LINE & REQUIRED LOGOS
Credit line
This presentation is supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes that a great nation deserves great art, with additional contributions from [your state arts agency], General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation.
NOTE: Do not alter or abbreviate the credit line.
Logos
You are required to include logos for Arts Midwest, the National Endowment for the Arts, and your state arts agency in your print and digital crediting. Download logos
NOTE: Be sure to include all three logos at all times.
Examples of Appropriate Crediting – Coming Soon